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Lettere-Patcnt No. 77,358, dated April 28, 1868.

' IMPROVED DUST-Pear titte tlgtnilt nient fr iu that tttters tttut mit mating mit 'tf its that.

TO WHOM ITMAY CONCERN:

Be it k'nown thaty I, DANIEL C. CQLBY, of the city of Washington, District of Columbia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Dust-Pans and I do hereby declare the following to be a `full and exact description of the same, reference being had to the drawings that accompany and form a partoi these speciicationsin.

which- Figure 1 is a view of the pan open, as it lies en the door when used.

Figure 2, View of the pan after the dust has been swept in and the' pan closed.

Letter A. represents the body of the pan.

Letter Bya'- plain metal sheet, and hungfwith hinges at e e, and so arrangedl that it will form the incline, whose loweredge, z', will always rest on the floor when `thc pan is receiving the dust from the action ofthe broom,

. and also to forni the cover,fas in gfZ;

Cl is the handle, and has a ringr at its outer end, by which to hang up the pan., i

The object of my-invention is to provide a dustpan that shall require no holding while the dust is being swept in, and one that may with greater convenience bc carried away. to be emptied without having the dust spilled or blown out by passing currents of air. i

' The rst of these is secured by hanging the part B on hinges, as illustrated in the drawings, so that whatever inequalities, snch as seams in the carpet, or the like there may be, it will be free to turn on the said hinges, and thus bring the lower or outer edge z' in contact with the o'or or carpet.

The second follows readily by making the main or box` part, A, and the part B, such, as to width, that the latter may form a proper cover to the former.

This device gives an article of much greater vutility and convenience than dust-pans as heretofore constructed, as the awkward position of stooping to hold the pan whilewielding the broom is entirely avoided.-

Moreover, as it is always, when on the floor, ready or in position to receive the sweepings, any little gath- I erings of the broom may be often swept into it, as the room is gone over, and thus much less ne dust raised in the air than ordinarily, as the stooping before mentioned is so disagreeable that it is customary to go over -all'the room seeking to gather all the sweepings into one place before the pan is used at all.

Still further, being covered by the part B, brought over, as in iig. 2, it can be taken in hand with broom,

brush, or pail, and be brought from the upper chambers, and carried' away to be emptied withont danger of having the dust spilled or blownaway in passing through doors or windy places.

Pans like this occupy much les's space on the wall when hung up, and`paek much better for transportation.

These pans may be made of sheet metal, paper properly prepared, or any other suitable material.

What l claim as of `my'invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

A dust-pan, provided with the part B, so arranged as to serve for the incline on which to receive the dust, and also as cover to the box part, A, for the purposes specified and set forth.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' i DANIEL-C. DOLBY. Witnesses EDM. F. BROWN,

I, F. CoLBY. 

